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happy belated valentines everyone.
friday was my first day of the new rotation. thank goodness for no more night shifts in the ER. my sleep cycle is STILL messed up. i'm really sick of waking up at 2am and not being able to fall back asleep. lucky for me, i'm on call tomorrow to cover for the interns who have a retreat this week. there's nothing like a 30-hour shift to "reset" my sleep cycle.
so i rushed out of clinic at 6:10pm on friday, drove home, threw on some jeans, and sped off to pick up my friend from a downtown coffee shop. this is Jamie, my old roommate from my month in Ecuador, back in 2003. the Jamie that got sick with gastro with me, after having a vegetarian pizza in Otovalo. the Jamie who speaks fluent spanish, is almost done with medical school, and is currently getting her MPH in michigan this year. she also knows our friend Adam who(m) i met down in Ecuador before he even started at the same medical school as me. so, it was a lovely reunion of sorts.
we dined at The Publican which is the coolest beer-hall type place in the warehouse district. my second time there. they had lots of good beer, i had wine, and we feasted on pork and chorizo, pork rinds, boudin blanc, and i can't even remember what else, except that it involved more pork. :) mmmmmmmmmmmm. afterward, we tried to go to a concert (some band from new orleans?) but found out it was sold-out so went to California Clipper to enjoy more cocktails and dancing. it was a wonderful night.
saturday, the Husband had to work (how can you say no to extra cash, even if it means spending valentines evening in the hospital?), so i went out with friends to Sun Wah BBQ. OMFG. the best roast duck i have EVER had. it was so tender and juicy, with crispy skin, all wrapped in a steamed bun, with the perfect sauce. i've had a lot of good meals in my lifetime, but this was definitely up there. we also had the garlic fried ribs (which you have to order beforehand bc it's not always on the menu), the peapod greens, fried rice (the most amazing fried rice ever!), butterfly shrimp, and soup. ahhh. heaven.
we finished up the night with drinks at bar deville, which is a new bar sort of in the vein of The Violet Hour, except not trying as hard to be a speak-easy. they specialize in good cocktails, have a photo booth, and great arm chairs, and booths. the crowd was a little eclectic and older maybe, but i think this place has great potential.
on sunday, we were supposed to celebrate valentines day by going to North Pond, except the Husband got sick and we had to cancel our reservations.
a most memorable weekend filled with friends and food.
coming up in the next couple weeks...
it's restaurant week and we're going to David Burke's Prime House.
The Publican is starting a brewmaster's dinner series and we're going to its debut of its own beer, brewed by Three Floyds.
friday was my first day of the new rotation. thank goodness for no more night shifts in the ER. my sleep cycle is STILL messed up. i'm really sick of waking up at 2am and not being able to fall back asleep. lucky for me, i'm on call tomorrow to cover for the interns who have a retreat this week. there's nothing like a 30-hour shift to "reset" my sleep cycle.
so i rushed out of clinic at 6:10pm on friday, drove home, threw on some jeans, and sped off to pick up my friend from a downtown coffee shop. this is Jamie, my old roommate from my month in Ecuador, back in 2003. the Jamie that got sick with gastro with me, after having a vegetarian pizza in Otovalo. the Jamie who speaks fluent spanish, is almost done with medical school, and is currently getting her MPH in michigan this year. she also knows our friend Adam who(m) i met down in Ecuador before he even started at the same medical school as me. so, it was a lovely reunion of sorts.
we dined at The Publican which is the coolest beer-hall type place in the warehouse district. my second time there. they had lots of good beer, i had wine, and we feasted on pork and chorizo, pork rinds, boudin blanc, and i can't even remember what else, except that it involved more pork. :) mmmmmmmmmmmm. afterward, we tried to go to a concert (some band from new orleans?) but found out it was sold-out so went to California Clipper to enjoy more cocktails and dancing. it was a wonderful night.
saturday, the Husband had to work (how can you say no to extra cash, even if it means spending valentines evening in the hospital?), so i went out with friends to Sun Wah BBQ. OMFG. the best roast duck i have EVER had. it was so tender and juicy, with crispy skin, all wrapped in a steamed bun, with the perfect sauce. i've had a lot of good meals in my lifetime, but this was definitely up there. we also had the garlic fried ribs (which you have to order beforehand bc it's not always on the menu), the peapod greens, fried rice (the most amazing fried rice ever!), butterfly shrimp, and soup. ahhh. heaven.
we finished up the night with drinks at bar deville, which is a new bar sort of in the vein of The Violet Hour, except not trying as hard to be a speak-easy. they specialize in good cocktails, have a photo booth, and great arm chairs, and booths. the crowd was a little eclectic and older maybe, but i think this place has great potential.
on sunday, we were supposed to celebrate valentines day by going to North Pond, except the Husband got sick and we had to cancel our reservations.
a most memorable weekend filled with friends and food.
coming up in the next couple weeks...
it's restaurant week and we're going to David Burke's Prime House.
The Publican is starting a brewmaster's dinner series and we're going to its debut of its own beer, brewed by Three Floyds.
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